Hanger carrying device



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HANGER CARRYING DEVICE Filed May 13, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aprfl H, 1967R. w. HOOKER 3,313,46fl

HANGER CARRYING DEVICE Filed May 13, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Apyiil H,1967 R. w. HOOKER 3,313,46

HANGER CARRYING DEVICE Filed May 13, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORROGER WOLCOTT HOOKER FOR APPUCANT United States Patent Ofiice 3,313,460Patented Apr. 11, 1967 3,313,460 HANGER CARRYING DEVICE Roger WolcottHooker, 563 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10021 Filed May 13, 1965, Ser. No.455,450 1 Ciaim. (Cl. 224-45) This invention relates to an aperture forsupporting articles and more specifically, it is concerned with a novelstructure for carrying garments on coat hangers.

Normally, when travelling or delivering clothing, many people transportsaid clothing on a pluarlity of wire coat hangers, such as standard wirecoat hangers used by dry cleaners. Such a means of transportation isvery inconvenient and troublesome, especially when several hangersburdened with clothing are being carried at the same time. In manyinstances, the hooks of the Wire hangers tend to become tangled, makingit difficult to transport the desired garments. Additionally, the numberof loaded wire hangers that can be transported is limited because oftheir Weight and the cumbersome and painful handling involved.Transporting garments by the above means may also be hazardous to thecarrier as the hooks of the wire hangers can adversely effectcirculation in his hands and also tend to damage the skin by pinchinSimilar disadvantages are encountered when storing clothing in closetsor warehouses. The use of the novel apparatus of the present inventionwill overcome many of the above-mentioned difiiculties by providing asimple, economical structure for transporting garments such as clothing,draperies and similar articles.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novelstructure or device for garments and like articles, comprised of acarrying means, support means for the garment holder and joining meansfor connecting said carrying means to said support means.

The drawings which are attached hereto form a part of the presentinvention in that they represent embodiments thereof.

Referring generally to the drawings, FIGURES 1 and 2 representperspective views of two embodiments of the garment holder of thepresent invention. FIGURES 3 and 4 represent perspective views of twodifierent support means which can be utilized in the practice of thepresent invention. FIGURE 5 is also a perspective view of the garmentholder of the present invention illustrating finger depressions 12 andindentations 13 on the upper and lower portions respectively of handle1.

Referring to FIGURES 1 and 2 in detail, there is illustrated in FIGURE 1a garment holder comprised of a carrying means or handle 1, a supportmeans or large ring 4 for the garment, and a joining means or smallerring 3 for joining handle 1 to the large ring 4. Small ring 2 has anintegral part thereof a joining member or universal joint 3. Large ring4 may have an integral part thereof indentations 5 for restrictingmovement and preventing slippage of wire coat hanger 6.

There is illustrated in FIGURE 2 a modfication of the garment holder ofFIGURE 1 wherein universal joint 3 is made an integral part of handlemember 1 and is connected to large ring 4 by a vertical extending member7.

Referring to FIGURES 3 and 4 in detail, there is illustrated in FIGURE 3a modification of a support means or large ring 4 which comprises acircular disc 8 containing holes 9 for the hanger 6, and connected tothe joining means by the vertical extending member 7. Similarly, FIGURE4 represents a modification of the support means for the garment holderand comprises hooks 11 for the wire hangers or clothing connected to ormade an integral part thereof of a linear member 10.

The handle 1 can contain finger depressions 12 in the inner upperportion thereof, thus providing for a better and more comfortablegripping means when the garment holder is used for carrying clothing andlike articles. Also, the lower portion of the handle 1 can containindentations 13 on its inner surface for restricting movement,preventing slippage or horizontal movement or small ring 2. Theuniversal joint 3 together with the connecting member 7, which can becompared to a ball and socket joint, and rings 4 and 5 can be oneintegral part or the universal joint 3, and small ring 2 may compriseone part while connecting member 7, and large ring 4 can compriseanother part. Likewise, small ring 2 can 'be eliminated and theuniversal joint 3 can be made as an integral part of handle 1 asillustrated in FIGURE 2. Normally, large ring 4 is connected to smallring 2 in such a manner as to allow free rotation of ring 4 as shown inFIGURE 1.

The large ring 4 may be suspended in a vertical manner as illustrated inFIGURES 1 and 2 or may be suspended in a horizontal manner as shown inFIGURE 3. The disc of FIGURE 3 is partially solid, however, it can be aring similar to ring 4. Also, the disc can contain holes 9 or the holescan be replaced by indentations. Of course, a combination of holes andindentations may be feasible.

The size, shape, design and materials of construction for the garmentholder can vary greatly and depend only on construction limitations,intended use and costs. The size of the garment holder generally dependson the size of the handle. Generally, when transporting clothing, thehandle 1 can be from about four inches or less in length to aboutfifteen inches in length in a commercial embodiment, but lengths up totwenty-five or more inches may be practicable for some uses. Similarly,the width of the handle 1 can vary from two inches or less to seveninches, but the width can be greater for some uses. The large ring 4normally has a diameter of about one-third of that of the length of thehandle 1 and ranges in size from about two inches to eight inches indiameter, and preferably is two to three inches in diameter. Thus, whenthe handle is six inches in length, the diameter of the ring 4 is twoinches. The materials of construction may vary and can be metal, plasticor other suitable materials.

It is, of course, appreciated that numerous sizes of the garment holdercan be constructed and that said holder can be made out of a number ofsuitable materials.

The garment holder of this invention can be utilized for a number ofpurposes such as supporting or transporting and storing clothing andlike materials. It is especially useful for carrying clothing on wirehangers when travelling or retrieving dry cleaned garments from the drycleaners. It is also useful for transporting garments to suppliers andcan be used by various dry cleaning establishments and clothingmanufacturers for delivering garments and like articles. The garmentholder can also be modified with a means for adapting the hanger tohooks in vehicles such as automobiles by providing a 3,31 3 hookingmeans for handle member 1 or in other similar ways.

Other variations of my invention will be apparent to those skilled inthe art and my invention is not to be limited to the above-offeredillustrative examples. Subject matter which the applicant regards as hisinvention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed as follows:

What is claimed is:

A device for transporting garments comprised of a handle member, tworing members, and a joining member for connecting said ring members toeach other, wherein the handle is an endless rigid member containingfinger depressions on its upper inner surface and indentations on itslower surface, thereby providing for a better gripping means andrestricting horizontal movement of one of the ring members, one of saidring members is looped within the handle, the other ring member beingcomprised of indentations on a portion of its inner surface therebyallowing it to receive garment hangers, and said joining memberincluding a radially extended elongated 41. member rigidly secured tothe other ring, and a universal joint allowing for connection of thelooped ring member to the other end of the elongated member.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 899,806 9/1908Rieder 22457 2,159,223 5/1939 Okun 22473 X 2,598,643 5/1952 Kaplan eta1. 224-45 X 2,629,529 2/1953 Threeton 22445 2,892,269 6/1959 Pospiszel224-45 X 3,193,235 7/1965 Jensen 211119.12 X

FOREIGN PATENTS 2,677 7/1900 Austria. 228,545 6/1960 Australia. 113,1802/1918 Great Britain.

GERALD M. FORLENZA, Primary Examiner.

F. E. WERNER, Assistant Examiner.

